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Hoary mountain mint, or Pycnanthemum incanum, is a strongly aromatic North American herb in the mint family, valued as both a traditional remedy and...

Himalayan Zingiber, botanically Zingiber capitatum, is a lesser-known wild ginger from the Himalayan to eastern Indian belt. It belongs to the same family as...

Himalayan Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria, is an aromatic rhizome from the ginger family that has long been valued across South and Southeast Asian healing traditions....

Himalayan Zanthoxylum, Zanthoxylum alatum, is a prickly aromatic shrub or small tree native to the Himalayan region and valued both as a spice and...

Himalayan yellow poppy, Meconopsis paniculata, is a high-altitude medicinal and edible herb from the poppy family that grows across parts of the Himalayas and...

Himalayan white birch, botanically known as Betula utilis var. jacquemontii, is the striking white-barked Himalayan form of Betula utilis, a tree long valued in...

Himalayan silver fir, or Abies pindrow, is a tall aromatic conifer native to the western Himalaya and known in traditional medicine as more than...

Himalayan saltbush, botanically Atriplex hortensis, is better known in many parts of the world as garden orache or mountain spinach. In Himalayan and trans-Himalayan...

Himalayan raspberry, also called yellow Himalayan raspberry, is the fruit of Rubus ellipticus, a thorny shrub that grows across parts of the Himalayas and...

Himalayan pine, also called blue pine or Pinus wallichiana, is a tall conifer native to the Himalayan region and valued in traditional medicine for...

Himalayan nettle, botanically known as Girardinia diversifolia, is a striking wild plant of the Himalayan region that has long served two very different roles....

Himalayan Mayapple, botanically known as Podophyllum hexandrum, is one of those medicinal plants that draws attention for two very different reasons at once: it...

Himalayan indigo, Indigofera heterantha, is a flowering shrub from the pea family that grows across parts of the western and central Himalayas. Many people...

Himalayan gentian, or Gentiana kurroo, is a bitter alpine herb from the northwestern Himalayas that has long been valued in traditional medicine for digestive...

Himalayan fir, botanically known as Abies spectabilis, is a high-altitude conifer native to the Himalayas and long valued in regional healing traditions. Its needles,...

Himalayan elm, or Ulmus wallichiana, is a high-altitude elm native to the western Himalaya and nearby mountain regions. In traditional practice, its bark has...

Ardisia crenata is an evergreen shrub better known in many botanic and horticultural references as coral ardisia, coralberry, or Christmas berry. The title term...

Himalayan cherry, Prunus cerasoides, is best known as a striking mountain tree with pink blossoms, but in traditional medicine it has a deeper story....

Himalayan blue poppy is usually admired first for its rare, luminous flowers, but its story does not end in the garden. In Tibetan traditional...

Himalayan birch (Betula utilis) is a striking high-altitude tree native to the Himalayas, known for its distinctive white bark that naturally peels into thin...

Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is a tall, striking plant known for its pink-purple flowers, hollow stems, and explosive seed pods that scatter seeds widely....

Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa), often known as roselle, is a vibrant flowering plant widely used in herbal teas, traditional medicine, and culinary preparations around the...

Heron's bill refers to a group of small flowering plants from the genus Erodium, belonging to the geranium family. These modest herbs grow widely...

Herb Robert, Geranium robertianum, is a small, sharp-scented woodland herb with a much bigger medicinal reputation than its size suggests. For centuries, traditional European...